PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTING (PAT)
GUIDELINES ON TESTING
SUGGESTED INITIAL FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION AND TESTING OF EQUIPMENT
| Type of Premises | Type of Equipment Note (1) | User Checks Note (2) | Class 1 | Cass 2 | |||
| Formal Visual Inspection Note (3) | Combined Inspection And Testing Note (5) | Formal Visual Inspection Note (3) | Combined Inspection And Testing Note (5) | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 | Construction Sites 110 V Equipment | S IT M# P# H# | None None Weekly Weekly Weekly | 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month | 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months | 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month | 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months |
| 2 | Industrial Including Commercial Kitchens
| S IT M P H | Weekly Weekly Before Use Before Use Before Use | None None 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month | 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months 6 Months | None None 3 Months 3 Months 3 Months | 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months 6 Months |
| 3 | Equipment Used By The Public | S IT M P H | Note (6)+ Note (6)+ Note (6)+ Note (6)+ Note (6)+ | Monthly Monthly Weekly Weekly Weekly | 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months 6 Months 6 Months | 3 Months 3 Months 1 Month 1 Month 1 Month | 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months |
| 4 | Schools | S IT M P H | Weekly+ Weekly+ Weekly+ Weekly+ Before Use+ | None None 4 Months 4 Months 4 Months | 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months | 12 Months 12 Months 4 Months 4 Months 4 Months | 48 Months 48 Months 48 Months 48 Months 48 Months |
| 5 | Hotels | S IT M P H | None None Weekly Weekly Before Use | 24 Months 24 Months 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months | 48 Months 48 Months 24 Months 24 Months 12 Months | 24 Months 24 Months 24 Months 24 Months 6 Months | None None None None None |
| 6 | Offices And Shops | S IT M P H | None None Weekly Weekly Before Use | 24 Months 24 Months 12 Months 12 Months 6 Months | 48 Months 48 Months 24 Months 24 Months 12 Months | 24 Months 24 Months 24 Months 24 Months 6 Months | None None None None None |
